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Since the first image is a moment of opportunity, it's difficult to set the scene for composition. The second photo, the first thing would be to check the background. The water and sky work, but the boat and the people in the water are distracting. Also, since you're shooting with a bright Sun, either a fill flash or a reflector in front of the bride to reduce the shadows would have been a big help. Her expression is terrific!

David

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The are good shots, however I would reconsider my settings if I were you. On the second photo there is no need to be up to 800 ISO and introduce all that noise. Since it is a portrait kind of shot you could have dropped you aperture by several stops, also you shutter speed can easily be cut down by a factor of two or maybe even three. That should deb enough to get you down to ISO 100, maybe get some background blur and still prevent motion blur.

Keep up the good work, but think about those settings when you are shooting.

Mark they are very nice. The second photo I agree the ISO should probably been around 100, the aperture could have been around f 8.0. In the future maybe watch the background that boat is a distraction of a very nice bridal shot, or just be ready to photoshop it out. The first one maybe change your angle slightly and give the bride some room for travel, also have a flash ready to lighten the shadows. Overall very nice work.